What’s the difference between a video switcher and a matrix?
The word SWITCHER is also sometimes used to describe a video mixer or SEG. We will use it exactly as the name indicates. A video switcher usually switches from several sources to one acceptor, having many inputs (4, 8, 16, etc.) and one output, therefore, only one crosspoint is active at any given moment. Video switchers may be of the electronic or mechanic type. A Video Matrix, on the other hand, has multiple inputs and outputs, allowing simultaneous connection between several sources and acceptors, and may be used as a DA as well. Matrices are usually of the active electronic type, having many crosspoints.
